diff --git a/packages/bot/src/commands/debug.ts b/packages/bot/src/commands/debug.ts
index 56fedeb6d..d996484da 100644
--- a/packages/bot/src/commands/debug.ts
+++ b/packages/bot/src/commands/debug.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import packageJSON from '../../../../package.json' assert { type: 'json' };
+import packageJSON from '../../../../package.json';
 import { client } from '../core/discord/client';
 import { createLocalizedCommand } from '../core/discord/createLocalizedCommand';
 import { translator } from '../core/localization/translator';
diff --git a/packages/scripts/src/buildBot.ts b/packages/scripts/src/buildBot.ts
index e0252d08e..4a80ce706 100644
--- a/packages/scripts/src/buildBot.ts
+++ b/packages/scripts/src/buildBot.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ build({
   loader: {
     '.ttf': 'file',
     '.node': 'empty',
-    '.json': 'json',
+    '.json': 'file',
   },
   minifyIdentifiers: false, // causes goofy ahh issues
   minifySyntax: !dev,